F A C I L I TAT I N G R E T U R N S H I P :

P R O V I D I N G I N F R A S T R U C T U R E S U P P O R T T O R E T U R N I N G M O T H E R S

MANSEE SINGHAL, PRINCIPAL - TALENTMERCER

B U S I N E S S E S T H R I V E W H E N W O M E N T H R I V E ,A C H I E V I N G G E N D E R PA R I T Y C O U L D H E L P U S

Source: MERCER, When Women thrive, Businesses thrive

H O W E V E R , T H I S C A N N O T B E A C H I E V E D B Y C O N T I N U I N G T O D O W H A T W E H A V E B E E N D O I N G , I N F A C T …

May 2, 2023Source: MERCER, When Women thrive, Businesses thrive

M E R C E R H I T E C H S U R V E Y S H O W S T H E R E A R E S P E C I F I C C H O K E P O I N T S

A S W O M E N T A K E C A R E E R B R E A K , R E P R E S E N T A T I O N I N W O R K F O R C E F A L L S F R O M 4 0 – 3 0 T O 1 0 % !

I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 M2 M3 M4 M50%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45% 41%

31%26%

16%12%

22%

16%12% 11%

% of Females

W O M A N W O R K F O R C E I N I T• According to data from the National Sample Survey Office in

2012, only 23.3% women from the age group of 30-44 years in urban India were a part of the workforce. While, 98.8% of the men in the same age group were working.

• Almost 91% of women who take a maternity break in India want to come back to work. 58% of women are able to rejoin full time work while 42% are unable to do the same. (Source : Center for Talent Innovation (CTI))

• According to research by Catalyst, around 50% of working women in India fail to reach roles that are beyond the junior or mid-level, mainly because of responsibilities after marriage and childbirth. In rest of Asia, this number is 29%.

Source: MERCER Hitech Survey 2016

May 2, 2023

F O C U S I N G O N S P E C I F I C S C O U L D H E L P

Retention at this level is critical as this feeds

the Leadership Pipeline

Source: MERCER, When Women thrive, Businesses thrive

H E N C E T H E S P E C I F I C S T U D Y O N FA C I L I TAT I N G R E T U R N S H I P S T H R O U G H P R O V I D I N G I N F R A S T R U C T U R E S U P P O R T T O N E W M O T H E R S

Maternity Policies

Child Care Facilities

Diversity &Inclusion

A n d t h e r e p o r t c o n t a i n s t h e w h o l e h o s t o f g l o b a l a n d l o c a l M a n d a t e s a n d g o v e r n a n c e p a r a m e t e r s …

A N D T H E D A T A I S E N C O U R A G I N G , T H O U G H L O T M O R E C A N B E D O N E …

May 2, 2023* N=30 from IT – BPM sector

• 63% respondents provide childcare support either onsite or through shared services model

• 53% respondents sponsor childcare partly or fully

May 2, 2023

LOCATION OF THE FACILITY

ELIGIBILITY: The minimum age of the child to avail the

creche facility is 6 months for majority of the organizations, though it is 3 months for very few organizations and goes up to 8 years

MANAGEMENT: Majority of the organizations outsourced

the creche facility to a third party vendor who specializes in childcare

Few of the third party vendor used by the organizations participated in the survey are Amelio, Klay, WeCare, etc.

T H E S P E I C I F I C S O F T H E C R E C H E FA C I L I T Y E N TA I L

* N=30 from IT – BPM sector

• Employers realise that facilitating infrastructure support is key to addressing diversity at workplace:– Increased returnships, improved retention and enhanced productivity!

• Quality, affordability and convenience are key issues in childcare for parents • Childcare provision:

– Location: Onsite, Nearsite or Offsite in residential areas – Age group: Infant /toddler, young children up to 3, post school care and

emergency care;– Employer sponsorship ranges from fully or partly sponsored onsite childcare to

part sponsorship from employers for offsite centers

May 2, 2023

I N S U M M A R Y

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